Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-25

ghc Night Schools Pic-Nic-Ier-
NonaI and ether Items.


The crowd which assembled at the
home Of Mr. i. l.. Blanton, near the
New reservoir, yesterday was happy
one. The children who have been at
tending the night school in this city
during the hot weather were carried
out in wagons furnished by Captain
BossicuX for picnic.
MIR. Blanton, with his stoned
hospitality, did much to make the occt-
sion one long to be remembered by
these little ones, who are cooped up
all day long in the cotton factories.
Some Of them had never been to Rich
mond before.
MIR. Bernard Walden, who hes kindly
relieved Rev. Mr.. Wiley Of the manage
ment Of the school, is the right man IN
the right place.
This school has been a great thing
for the poor children Of Manchester
wLo work in the factories and WHO, be-
fore it was started last winter by My.
WILEY. could not read or write.
\ large delegation OF the members
Of star OF Hope Lodge OF Good Tenn
plars, accompanied by visitors from
Trinity. Rescue, Jefferson, Church
Hill, and Fulton, OF EichmOnd, paid Il
fraternal visit to Granite Lodge, at
Granite. Chesterfield county, last night.
The visitors were cordially received,
and the lodge was oficcred by Star o.;
HOPE members. Under Good OF Order
The following exercises were rendered ::
Duet, MISSES Maud'and May Sawtelle (;
Reading by \. B. McCulloch Chorus,
"Come join Our Temperance Band, "
Star Of Hope choir; Solo, "Boatswain
Eold," &. :. Sawtclle Defamation,
Ur. j. c. klsom, of Fulton Chorus,
"Morrily On," Star of Hope choir !;
Dialogue, "How She Made Him Pro
pose. Miss Maud Sawtelle and W.
L. Savory instrumental solo, Miss
Maud Sawtellc; Duet, Miss Gr9cie
Waymack and C. 5. Sawtelle; Hsr-
monica solo, ". f. Lodford Chorus,
"Good-Night," choir.
Miss Violet Waymack presided at the
organ.
Remarks were made by j. A. Hob
son, OF Trinity G. w. Hawxhurst. Of
Rescue, and c. Duvall, of Church Hill.
\ vote of thanks was rendered to
the visitors for their entertainment.
As stated yesterday Mayor Taylor
cont(mplates recommending to the
Council the selection of Reservoir Hill
as a site for the white public-school
building instead of the city lot at the
corner Of Tenth and Porter streets,
which has been selected by the joint
committee. He says six-inch water
pipe from Eleventh and Hull streets to
the Petersburg railroad crossing (an es-
timatod distance of |, 200 feet will cost
only 81 200, or 81 per foot. Several
hundred dollars more will get two or
three large tanks like the one at the
Danyille shops. The pump which the
city now has can be used in pumping
water to the tanks, and therefore 1t
will be seen that the whole city can be
furnished with water at very reasona-
bic outlay. That Manchester's water
supply is inadequate to the de-
mand everybody knows, and the
Council is now considering a scheme,
heretofore outlined in the Dispatch, to
increasait The school buildings are
to be erected this fall, and it i, ques-
tionable, should Mayor Taylor's sug
gestion be accepted by the Council,
whether tho necessary changes can be
made AS soon as desired.
The continued case of the Richmond
Ice CompaDy's driver, charged with
cruelty to his horses in overlooking
them and trying to make them pull up
hill, was tried in the Mayors Court
Yesterday morning and dismissed.
1t is understood that Mr.. e. o. Nolt-
ing will be elected president of the
Marshall Mills Manufacturing Com
napy to succeed the late John l.. Ba-
con.
Mr.. f. ". Weisiger, who on Tuesday
received telegram calling him to Pow
hatan, where the little son OF his
brother-in-law, Mr.. Thomas j. Turpin,
was i'll, has returned, and reports the
little fellow much better.
MIR. Horace G.. Carter, OF Petersburg,
who has been visiting his brother, W.
j. Carter, Esq, OF this city, has re-
turned home.
Mr.. Ryland G. Williams, who has
spent the last ten days at Allegheny
Springs and other summer resorts, will
probably return home to-day.
AT the regular meeting of Star OF
Hope Lodge OF Good Templars Tues
day night there were a number of visi-
tors from Richmond present, and fine
musical programme was rendered.
Miss Fannie Christian, Of Norfolk, is
visiting the Misses Evans, of this city.